Avihu Medina (Hebrew: אביהו מדינה; born August 19, 1948, in Tel Aviv) is an Israeli composer, arranger, songwriter, and singer of Mizrahi music.
[3] His mother's family immigrated from Yemen in 1906 and she was born in Jerusalem, and his father immigrated from Yemen in 1939 when it was under the British Mandate.
[4] He served as a tank commander in the Israel Defense Forces.
[3] Avihu has composed more than 401 Mizrachi music songs.
[6] He is considered by some to be the best-known Oriental singer, and has composed many of Zohar Argov's songs.